Thanks Jeff, using the front end seems to be the only way... Any other pointers how to launch the panel and using "command blocks" appreciated.
Grüße, Harald - Harald Schlangmann Antwerpener Str. 52, 50672 Köln, Germany Handy: 0171-7663089 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gps-laptimer.de -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Jeff Loucks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. September 2008 09:35 An: Palm Developer Forum Betreff: Re: AW: Bluetooth switch on or off See BtPrefsPnlTypes.h. You can launch the Bluetooth panel with a command block to turn on/off, etc. On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Harald Schlangmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > as Bluetooth app is able to turn on and off (on a hardware basis), it should > be possible by other apps too... The reason I was looking for a way to > acomplish this programatically, are bugs in the bluetooth stack (Treo 650). > From time to time connection to a GPS mouse breaks and cannot be > reconnected. Either turning on and off the whole device - or turning on and > off the bluetooth device is the only way to make it operable again. > > Grüße, Harald > > - > Harald Schlangmann > http://www.gps-laptimer.de > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Eric Bresie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. September 2008 04:35 > An: Palm Developer Forum > Betreff: Re: AW: Bluetooth switch on or off > > If I am not mistaken, the Open and Close are for loading and unloading > the library. > > From the API Reference, I find "The user can turn the radio on and off > with a setting in the preferences panel." > > You might look at the preference reference manual... > > http://www.accessdevnet.com/docs/palmos/PalmOSReference/Preferences.html > > Or maybe with the BlueToothGeneral preferences with > > http://www.accessdevnet.com/docs/palmos/PalmOSReference/BtLibRef_Mgt.html#10 > 29612 > > Eric > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Ben Rittgers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I think you are not supposed to turn it off programmaticly because you > will >> introduce delay if the user switches to another application which uses >> Bluetooth. It's like with the net library API call. That allows someone > to >> browse on the browser than send an e-mail without reconnecting. If your >> connection is your Bluetooth enabled cell phone then is not desirable to >> shut off that connection when they exit your application. >> >> BtLibClose is sufficient to turn off BT for your application. That way > you >> don't break the send command functionality. >> >> Benjamin Rittgers >> http://writerbenjamin.com >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Harald Schlangmann wrote: >>> >>> In my oppinion, neither BtLibOpen turns BT on nor does BtLibClose turn it >>> off. It is just about the programmatic connection to the physical device. >>> I >>> would be interested in a way to turn on / off the hardware (as it is done >>> in >>> the Bluetooth app) too... >>> >>> Grüße, Harald >>> >>> - >>> Harald Schlangmann >>> http://www.gps-laptimer.de >>> >>> >>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >>> Von: John Wilund [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. >>> September 2008 12:57 >>> An: Palm Developer Forum >>> Betreff: Re: Bluetooth switch on or off >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> is there any way how to switch bluetooth programatically on or off? The >>>> only way I have found is BtLibOpen to turn on... >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> Hynek Sladky >>> >>> Try BtLibClose!!! >>> >>> >>> > http://www.accessdevnet.com/docs/palmos/PalmOSReference/BtLibRef_Mgt.html#10 >>> 28751 >>> >>> /John >>> >> >> -- >> For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, >> please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ >> > > > > -- > Eric Bresie > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ > > > > -- > For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ > -- [Jeff Loucks, Gig Harbor, WA, USA] -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
